Policy+and+Guidelines

Operational procedures and guidelines

The following file is the Riverina Region Operational Guidelines for LAP



= = =The following is from the Department's website.= = = =Assisting Students with Learning Difficulties=

This policy applies to all staff employed in NSW public schools, regions and state offices. It also applies to students who attend public schools and has implications for each school community.
1.Objectives - Policy statement **1.1** In any one school there will be students who may experience difficulties with learning. These difficulties may vary in cause, nature, intensity and duration. Learning difficulties may arise at any time throughout a student’s school life. Students may experience difficulties in learning because of the ways in which they learn or the rates at which they learn. Students experiencing difficulties in learning will have differing levels of educational need, which may require the provision of one or more educational support services over varying periods of time. Prime responsibility for meeting the specific learning needs of students with difficulties in basic areas of learning lies with the school and the classroom teacher. The school learning support team plays a key role in ensuring that the specific learning needs of students experiencing difficulties in learning are met. 2.Audience and applicability **2.1** This policy applies to all staff employed in NSW public schools, regions and state offices. It also applies to students who attend public schools and has implications for each school community. 3.Context **3.1** The policy complies with requirements of the NSW Government Disability Policy Framework (1998) and the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA, 1992) and Standards in Education 2005. This policy has been developed to reflect commitments made by the NSW Department of Education and Training within its Disability Action Plan 2006-2008 and State Literacy and Numeracy Plan 2006-2008. This policy reflects responsibilities of schools indicated within the [|Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and peporting to parents K-12 Policy] This policy also reflects the key [|principles of operation for supporting students with learning difficulties], including those with disabilities. 4.Responsibilities and delegations **4.1** Director, Disability Programs Policy Owner, Director of Disability Programs Policy Contact Person; Leader, Learning Assistance Leader, Learning Assistance
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 * approval of policy documents
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 * publication and currency of the policy and support material
 * notification to staff of any changes to this policy
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 * provision of advice on interpretation and implementation of the policy
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 * management and oversight of the policy and its implementation
 * provision of advice and assistance to support staff on policy development, implementation and evaluation
 * monitoring, evaluation, review and reporting to the Director, Disability Programs on the implementation of the policy and supporting documents

Principals are responsible for ensuring implementation of the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) in schools is in line with the policy. School management plans include the use of targeted LAP resources to improve outcomes for students experiencing difficulties in learning. Teachers and support staff are responsible for ensuring that students who experience difficulties in learning are assisted according to the policy statement and key principles underpinning support. Verification of the currency of DET policy documents by reference to the policy website. PD/2006/0342 is the unique identifier of this policy document. It is the responsibility of the user to verify that this is the current and complete version of the document, located at [|http://www.det.nsw.edu.au/ policies]. Supporting documents should also be referred to in the implementation of this policy 5.Monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements **5.1** The Director, Disability Programs will monitor the implementation of this policy and will report annually, or as required, to the Board of Management. Regional Directors will collect information to inform the Director, Disability Programs and the evaluation. School Education Directors will evaluate the implementation of the policy in schools and report to their Regional Directors. Principals, school executive and delegated teachers will supervise the implementation of the policy in schools and report their evaluations to School Education Directors.
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